Rainfall in Poudenx tops that of 89% of mainland French towns: 1,062 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 27.4°C. Warm days come often: about 98 a year reach 25°C, more than in 87% of mainland French towns. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Windscreens need scraping on about 36 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pomps station, 11 km south.
A year in Poudenx at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pomps station.
What a year in Poudenx feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pomps.
About 1,062 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 36 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 26th wettest of 35 towns of 2,500+ in Landes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Pau-Uzein
36 frosts and 98 days of 25°C a year
On about 36 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 98 days a year reach 25°C, and 33 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pomps: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Pomps
Pomps is 11 km south of Poudenx. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Poudenx itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pomps (64450001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km south |
| Station altitude | 130 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 127 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Pau-Uzein, 26 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Poudenx compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Landes.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poudenx | Pomps | 27.4°C | 2.0°C | 1,062 mm |
| Hagetmau 8.3 km | Urgons | 26.8°C 0.6°C cooler | 3.2°C 1.2°C milder | 1,009 mm |
| Orthez 18 km | Orthez | 26.7°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.8°C 0.8°C milder | 1,212 mm |
| Saint-Sever 20 km | Grenade-sur-Ad | 28.1°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 1,010 mm |
| Artix 20 km | same station | 27.4°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 1,062 mm |
| Mourenx 23 km | same station | 27.4°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 1,062 mm |
| Sauvagnon 26 km | Pau-Uzein | 25.9°C 1.5°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 1,094 mm |
Poudenx weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pomps station; sunshine at Pau-Uzein.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.8°C | 2.0°C | 6.9°C | 101 mm | 101 |
| February | 13.1°C | 2.0°C | 7.6°C | 82 mm | 122 |
| March | 16.6°C | 4.5°C | 10.5°C | 85 mm | 164 |
| April | 18.7°C | 6.9°C | 12.8°C | 99 mm | 167 |
| May | 22.2°C | 10.7°C | 16.4°C | 95 mm | 186 |
| June | 25.3°C | 13.8°C | 19.6°C | 79 mm | 196 |
| July | 27.4°C | 15.3°C | 21.4°C | 60 mm | 213 |
| August | 28.0°C | 15.1°C | 21.6°C | 60 mm | 211 |
| September | 25.4°C | 12.2°C | 18.8°C | 81 mm | 193 |
| October | 21.2°C | 9.3°C | 15.2°C | 92 mm | 150 |
| November | 15.3°C | 5.1°C | 10.2°C | 131 mm | 107 |
| December | 12.7°C | 2.7°C | 7.7°C | 98 mm | 99 |
| Year | 19.8°C | 8.3°C | 14.1°C | 1,062 mm | 1,910 |
Where Poudenx’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pomps, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Pau-Uzein, 26 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Landes.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Poudenx’s climate
How warm does Poudenx get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.0°C. About 98 days a year reach 25°C, more than 87% of mainland French towns, and about 33 reach 30°C.
How cold does Poudenx get in winter?
January nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 36 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Poudenx get?
About 1,062 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (131 mm) and July the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Pau-Uzein (26 km away), averages 1,910 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Poudenx itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Poudenx, Pomps, 11 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station POMPS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Poudenx →
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